Couple getting ready for big move buys stolen car on Craigslist - MyFox Detroit
(WJBK) - Reagan Evans and her boyfriend live in Westland and were eager to move to Colorado, In fact, they were set to move Tuesday. We had a Ford Fusion, posted it on there and almost, within hours, it was sold," Evans says. They found an ad on Craiglist for a GMC Envoy and arranged a meeting in Detroit. "The man told me that he had a newborn and was in a hurry to finance this for them," Evans says. They paid $1,700 for the Envoy and drove home. It looks more like computer paper, so we went to the police to check that out," Evans says. The title looked pretty good, and Evans says it nearly even fooled police. This is a real title. ' And, sure enough, it was a stolen car and it had been reported 16 days ago," Evans says. The vehicle was stolen in Southfield, but its title named someone in West Bloomfield. The victim will get the vehicle back, and Evans is hopeful others can benefit the mistake. match it up with the name [on the title]," Evans offers as advice. Source: www.fox2detroit.com
